New breeding technologies may change vegetables and fruits 'more attractive'

The ability to change the appearance, nutrition, taste, etc. of vegetables and fruits by manipulating the MYB gene in plants was discovered by research teams such as Andrew Alan and others who are conducting food research at Plant & Food Research in New Zealand It was.

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The research team discovered that the MYB gene in the plant has an influence on the appearance, flavor, texture, and nutritional components of the plant. Alan said, "By successfully controlling this MYB gene, we can change the colorless pulp to colored by increasing the amount of pigment in anthocyanins and carotenoids , which are said to be healthy."

The MYB gene affects not only the flesh but also the color of the skin, and it can also correspond to crops where nutritional elements are gathered in skin parts such as potatoes and apples. In addition to color, it also corresponds to fragrance and taste, you can also change these by manipulating the MYB gene.

Alan said, "If we can successfully regulate the MYB gene, we will be able to transform existing fruits and vegetables into attractive crops tailored to the needs of consumers," said the study, It may be one of the factors that will cause a major change.

Although gene recombination technology exists in 2018 as breed improvement technology, Alan says, "Many genetic recombination technologies add a new DNA sequence, but this MYB gene manipulation is a DNA sequence We do not need to add ", explaining that crops manipulating MYB genes have lower health effects.